Commentary for Yevamot 134:5

אמר אביי הכא בנכסים מועטים עסקינן וכגון דאיכא בן בהדי בת

Wherein lies the difference [between the son and the daughter]? If a son may not bestow the right of eating on account of the share of the embryo, a daughter also should not be entitled to bestow the right of eating on account of the share of the embryo! — Abaye replied: Here<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' R. Ishmael's statement. ');">¹³</span> we are dealing with a small estate<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Which, by an ordinance of the Rabbis, must be handed over to the daughters for their maintenance while the sons receive nothing. v. B.B, 139b. ');">¹⁴</span> and in a case where there is a son<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' To whom the estate belongs in accordance with the Pentateuchal law. ');">¹⁵</span>

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